***THIS IS WHAT WAS SENT FROM UC DAVIS YESTERDAY…
Hello from the University of California, Davis. We have exciting news! This Friday afternoon, we will share admission notices with high school seniors who applied to UC Davis using the email listed on their UC application. Students can also check their status in MyAdmissions, our secure admission portal. While counselors can’t access MyAdmissions, and we do not discuss admission decisions in advance, you can help your students understand what happens next.
Admission to the UC Davis Class of 2027 is a great achievement! We hope that you and your school will take time to recognize those students who have reached this milestone. We encourage you, your school and your students to share admission shoutouts and reactions with #New2UCDavis—you’ll get a social media shoutout right back! Then, check out the fun items in our virtual celebration kit, and encourage your students to attend one of our upcoming events where they can learn more about the Davis campus.
Admitted first-year students have until May 1 to commit to UC Davis by submitting their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) through MyAdmissions. Admission notices for transfer applicants will go out in late-April, with an SIR deadline of June 1.
UC Davis received more than 94,000 applications for first-year admission, and while we expect to grow the size of our incoming class by approximately 200 new students this fall, admission remained competitive. As a result, many highly qualified applicants were offered a space on our waitlist, or denied, due to space limitations. We want to encourage students who were offered a space on our waitlist to take advantage of that opportunity and opt-in by April 15. The waitlist remains a very viable opportunity for admission.
Not receiving an offer of admission can be tough news for students who had UC Davis high on their list. We know you’ll counsel them to chart their best option, including a look at the transfer pathway if attending UC Davis remains their goal. We do not encourage students to appeal their decisions; however, an appeal form is available in their MyAdmissions portal. Students who chose to appeal their decision should include new and compelling information that was not available in the original application that might have led to a different outcome. Standardized test scores will not be considered.
This is just the first process of many that will determine our newly enrolled student body. We look forward to sharing final admission numbers with you later this year. Thank you for supporting your students on their educational journey!
Warmly,
Robert Penman
Executive Director
Undergraduate Admissions
but thank you for the advice. the more I think about it, I don’t think a visit is necessary as I feel Davis is worth paying that extra (as do my parents). The visit would be more to appease my parents so they can see that the campus is safe since they are worried for me being OOS, lol
Would you know?